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kW Kilowatt
kWh Kilowatt hour
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Kilowatt hour (kWh) is a unit of energy, often used to measure the storage capacity of a battery.
A kilowatt hour is the amount of energy used when a power of 1000 watts is used for one hour.
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A Kinetic Energy Recovery System or KERS collects or 'harvests' waste energy during braking, and allows that energy to be re-used later to help accelerate the car.
KERS can be an electrical system using motor/generators and an electrical battery, or the energy can be stored in a flywheel and used by either an electrical or mechanical system.
Formula 1 cars use KERS to promote overtaking, and Porsche has run a 911 GT3 racing car with a flywheel KERS.
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King pin inclination is the angle to the vertical of the steering axis, when viewed from the front of the car.
